Momo

Korean: 모모

Hometown:

Kyōtanabe, Kyoto

Country:

Japan

Full name:

Hirai Momo

Native name:

平井もも

Birthday:

Nov 9, 1996

Age:

28 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'4" (163 cm)

Weight:

105.8 lbs (48 kg)

Group (2015-present):

TWICE

Group (2023-present):

MISAMO

Introduction

Hirai Momo is a Japanese dancer, rapper, and singer-songwriter under JYP Entertainment. She is best known as the main dancer and sub rapper of the sensational girl group TWICE. She is also a member of TWICE's Japanese subunit MISAMO.

Momo started dancing at a very young age. Her talent and passion led her to train at 'Step Out Studio' in Japan. There, she was scouted by a JYP Entertainment agent and was invited to audition for the 2011 JYP Japan Audition. Momo passed and ended up moving to South Korea as an official JYP Entertainment trainee. Years later, in 2015, Momo appeared as a contestant in the survival show SIXTEEN. Despite getting eliminated, Momo was brought back by JYP and ended up debuting as a member of TWICE.

JYP Entertainment:

Oct 20, 2015-present

Debut:

Oct 20, 2015

Debut to 1st win:

198 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2010-present

Zodiac-sign:

Scorpio

Language(s):

Japanese, Korean, English

Training period:

2012 - 2015

Education:

Tanabe Elementary School, Tanabe Junior High School

MBTI:

INFP

kpopping rank:

11th

Representative color:

Pink

Fandom:

ONCE

Fandom color(s):

Apricot

Neon-Magenta

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7.1K pics

21 videos

0 albums

277.9K views

2.2K adds

Fun facts

Momo has 3 family dogs, who are named Petco, Pudding, and Lucky.

After Momo was eliminated in SIXTEEN, JYP added her into TWICE.

Momo has appeared in several MVs including GOT7’s “Stop Stop It”, Miss A’s “Only You”, Junho’s “Feel” Japanese MV, and 2PM Wooyoung’s “R.O.S.E.” Japanese MV.

Momo has been dancing since she was 3 years old. The whole reason she even wanted to dance was so she could be just like her older sister, Hana. Both of them auditioned for JYP, but only Momo got invited to join.

Momo's nickname is Moguri because she looks similar to a raccoon.

Momo and Nayeon share an apartment because their lifestyles are similar.

Momo can also play piano.

When Momo was a trainee she only ate ice cubes to lose weight.